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Series: When We Are Kind Hardcover Monique Gray Smith 9781459825222 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Oct 13, 2020

When We Are Kind celebrates simple acts of everyday kindness and encourages children to explore how they feel when they initiate and receive acts of kindness in their lives. Celebrated author Monique Gray Smith has written many books on the topics of resilience and reconciliation and communicates an important message through carefully chosen words for readers of all ages. Beautifully illustrated by artist Nicole Neidhardt, this book encourages children to be kind to others and to themselves.
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Series: Nous sommes gentils Hardcover Monique Gray Smith 9781459826502 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Oct 13, 2020

Nous sommes gentils traite des gestes de bonté tout simples du quotidien et encourage les enfants à explorer comment ils se sentent quand ils sont bienveillants ou quand une personne est gentille à leur égard. L’autrice renommée Monique Gray Smith a écrit de nombreux ouvrages sur la résilience et la réconciliation. Elle communique un message important qui s’adresse aux lecteurs de tous les âges au moyen de mots soigneusement choisis. Magnifiquement illustré par l’artiste Nicole Neidhardt, l’album encourage les enfants à être gentils avec les a... + Read More
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Series: When We Are Kind / Nihá’ádaahwiinít’i?????????´igo Dual language (English & Diné) Hardcover Monique Gray Smith 9781459827530 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Oct 13, 2020

When We Are Kind celebrates simple acts of everyday kindness and encourages children to explore how they feel when they initiate and receive acts of kindness in their lives. Celebrated author Monique Gray Smith has written many books on the topics of resilience and reconciliation and communicates an important message through carefully chosen words for readers of all ages. Beautifully illustrated by artist Nicole Neidhardt, this book encourages children to be kind to others and to themselves.Orca Book Publishers is proud to offer this picture bo... + Read More
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Series: Tu es là pour moi Hardcover Monique Gray Smith 9781459826656 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 May 11, 2021

Cet album aux illustrations vibrantes de la célèbre artiste Danielle Daniel encourage les enfants à manifester leur affection, à se soutenir mutuellement et à tenir compte du bien-être des autres dans leur quotidien. Monique Gray Smith, qui est une experte-conseil, conférencière d’envergure internationale et autrice primée, a écrit Tu es là pour moi afin de favoriser le dialogue entre les enfants et les autres jeunes, les professionnels de la santé qu’ils côtoient et leurs enseignants au sujet de la Réconciliation et de l’importance des liens... + Read More
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Series: You Hold Me Up / Gimanaadenim Dual Language (English & Anishnaabemowin) Hardcover Monique Gray Smith 9781459827196 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 May 11, 2021

This vibrant picture book, beautifully illustrated by celebrated artist Danielle Daniel, encourages children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other's well-being in their every-day actions. Consultant, international speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote You Hold Me Up to prompt a dialogue among young people, their care providers and educators about Reconciliation and the importance of the connections children make with their friends, classmates and families. This is a foundational book about build... + Read More
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Series: The One with the Scraggly Beard Hardcover Elizabeth Withey 9781459818552 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Oct 13, 2020

A child tries to understand the life of a man he has seen sleeping under a bridge. The boy’s mother patiently answers his questions and explains how people’s life paths can be so different. The child observes the things he has in common with the man and wonders where his own path will lead. The One With the Scraggly Beard is defined by a simple narrative in which a child’s curiosity and perceptiveness act as catalysts for understanding fear, suffering and resilience while exploring themes of homelessness, belonging and compassion. This unique... + Read More
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Series: L’Homme à la barbe hirsute Hardcover Elizabeth Withey 9781459824782 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Oct 13, 2020

Un enfant essaie de comprendre la vie d’un homme qui vit sous un pont. Sa mère répond patiemment à ses questions et lui explique comment des personnes peuvent suivre des parcours si différents. Le garçon remarque les similarités entre l’homme et lui, et se demande où le mènera son propre parcours de vie. Dans le récit simple de L’Homme à la barbe hirsute, la curiosité et la perspicacité de l’enfant servent de catalyseurs pour comprendre la peur, la souffrance et la résilience tout en explorant les thèmes de l’itinérance, de l’appartenance et ... + Read More
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Series: IndigLits Inconvenient Skin / nayêhtâwan wasakay Dual language (English & Cree) Paperback Shane L. Koyczan 9781926886657 $19.95 POETRY Sep 15, 2020

Inconvenient Skin challenges how reconciliation has become a contested buzzword filled with promises and good intentions but rarely with any meaningful follow-through. While Canada's history is filled with darkness, these poems aim to unpack that history to clean the wounds so the nation can finally heal. Powerful and thought-provoking, this collection will draw you in and make you reconsider Canada's colonial legacy. The cover features the art of Kent Monkman, and the interior features work by Joseph Sánchez, a member of the Indian Group of Se... + Read More
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Series: Orca Soundings Dreaming in Color Paperback Melanie Florence 9781459825864 $10.95 YOUNG ADULT FICTION Age (years) from 12 Sep 22, 2020

Jennifer McCaffrey has been working hard on her art for years and is thrilled when she is accepted to a prestigious art school. The school is everything she always thought it would be, mostly. There is one group of kids who seem to resent her and say she only got in because of her skin color. Jen, who loves to create new pieces of artwork that incorporate her Indigenous heritage, finds herself a target when the group tells her to stop being “so Indian”. The night before the big art show at school, Jen’s beading art project is defaced. Jen has t... + Read More
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Series: Orca Echoes Badir and the Beaver Paperback Shannon Stewart 9781459817272 $6.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Apr 16, 2019

It's Ramadan, a time to focus on good deeds and to fast, and Badir and his brother, Anis, are out for a walk one evening while they wait for their iftar meal. In the park Badir sees a rat. A very, very large rat. He soon learns it’s actually a beaver, an animal that doesn't live in Tunisia, the country Badir and his family have emigrated from. It turns out that some of the neighbors who enjoy the park think this beaver is a bit of a pest, but Badir thinks it's wonderful and learns everything he can about the iconic Canadian animal. When a petit... + Read More
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Series: Eight Times Up Paperback John Corr 9781459818613 $10.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Apr 09, 2019

Ever since his mom left, Riley has been a mess. He feels nervous all the time. His heart pounds, his neck is tight, and he can't seem to turn off his brain. His dad signs him up for aikido, hoping it will help. In the dojo, Riley meets boys who are much rougher than he is and a girl who is tougher than all the rest of them put together. For Wafaa, aikido is not her first choice. She was disqualified from competing in judo for wearing a hijab. From the first time she steps on the mat, it's clear she is far more skilled than anyone expected. Thro... + Read More
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Series: The World Around Us On the Playground Our First Talk About Prejudice Hardcover Dr. Jillian Roberts 9781459820913 $19.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Grade (CAN) from 1 - 3 Feb 19, 2019

On the Playground: Our First Talk About Prejudice focuses on introducing children to the complex topic of prejudice. Crafted around a narrative between a grade-school-aged child and an adult, this inquiry-focused book will help children shape their understanding of diversity so they are better prepared to understand, and question, prejudice witnessed around them in their day-to-day lives and in the media. Dr. Jillian Roberts discusses types of discrimination children notice, what prejudice means, why it's not okay, how to stand up against it an... + Read More
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Series: The World Around Us On the Internet Our First Talk About Online Safety Hardcover Dr. Jillian Roberts 9781459820944 $19.95 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 6 - 8 Feb 19, 2019

On the Internet: Our First Talk About Online Safety introduces children to the basics of online safety in a story-based, conversational style. Using real-world examples set within the context of a child who is using the Internet for the first time and watching an older sibling interact with social media, Dr. Roberts takes readers through several common scenarios around parental supervision, online bullying and anonymity. She also includes examples of people who use the Internet to make the world a better place. On the Internet addresses common ... + Read More
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Series: You Hold Me Up Hardcover Monique Gray Smith 9781459814479 $19.95 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 3 - 5 Oct 31, 2017

This vibrant picture book, beautifully illustrated by celebrated artist Danielle Daniel, encourages children to show love and support for each other and to consider each other’s well-being in their everyday actions. Consultant, international speaker and award-winning author Monique Gray Smith wrote You Hold Me Up to prompt a dialogue among young people, their care providers and educators about reconciliation and the importance of the connections children make with their friends, classmates and families. This is a foundational book about buildin... + Read More
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Series: Walking Backward Paperback Catherine Austen 9781554691470 $9.95 JUVENILE FICTION Grade (CAN) from 4 - 7 Oct 01, 2009

When Josh's mother dies in a phobia-induced car crash, she leaves two questions for her grieving family: how did a snake get into her car and how do you mourn with no faith to guide you? Twelve-year-old Josh is left alone to find the answers. His father is building a time machine. His four-year-old brother's closest friend is a plastic Power Ranger. His psychiatrist offers nothing more than a blank journal and platitudes. Isolated by grief in a home where every day is pajama day, Josh makes death his research project. He tests the mourning prac... + Read More